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▪ I. eˈspying, vbl. n.
Also 4–5 aspying.
[f. prec. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. espy. In Wyclif, lying in wait; a snare. Also attrib.
1340Ayenb. 117 Þet he him delyuri of þe kueade and of his aspiinges. 1388Wyclif Prov. xi. 6 Wickid men shulen be taken in her aspyingis [Vulg. insidiis]. 1486Bk. St. Albans A ij b, It hade need to be died other green or blwe for espieng of thee hawke. 1580Baret Alv. E 337 An espying place, specula. a1693Urquhart Rabelais iii. xxxiii. 281 A suspicious espying and prying into the..Deportments of their Wives.
▪ II. eˈspying, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That espies. Hence † eˈspyingly adv. (in 4 aspyingly, aspiendeli), in a spying manner; insidiously.
1382Wyclif 2 Kings x. 19 Forsothe Hieu dydde this aspyingly. ― Ecclus. xxxii. 19 [15] Who secketh the lawe, shal be fulfild of it; who aspiendeli doth, shal be sclaundrid in it. 1580Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, En espiant, espyingly. |